It was the 1st
of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Hundreds of worshippers
were circling the Holy Kaaba, in spirituality and peace, performing the dawn
prayer. It was nearly 5:25 a.m. All of a sudden, the attendants started to hear
sounds of bullets that turned the most peaceful place into a stage for killers,
who targeted ordinary, innocent people and rescuers. Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman has said that extremism started after 1979. He has pledged a return to a
moderate past....

The Rise of Extremism in Saudi Arabia Began On Nov. 20, 1979 When a Deviant Group Stormed the Holy Mosque of Makkah

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It was the 1st
of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Hundreds of worshippers
were circling the Holy Kaaba, in spirituality and peace, performing the dawn
prayer. It was nearly 5:25 a.m. All of a sudden, the attendants started to hear
sounds of bullets that turned the most peaceful place into a stage for killers,
who targeted ordinary, innocent people and rescuers. Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman has said that extremism started after 1979. He has pledged a return to a
moderate past....